It's tedious as heck at the start, but it's the fastest way to actually learn. Memorizing lines that you get to play once every ten games isn't going to solve 99% of the issues you have at your level. You can do some very basic learning of couple openings you like to play, but don't over do it. Learn to crawl first.Īpart from these, practice basic 1, 2 and 3 move tactics and checkmates. But there is no point in trying to run, if you can't even walk yet. The more you do this, the more automatic it becomes and you will start seeing weaknesses in your and opponents position much faster. So that's why you should play games where you actually have time to think. Make sure to keep queen in a square where she isn't easily harassed by opponents minor pieces, forcing you to keep wasting time moving the queen around.Īs you can see, going through a checklist like this on EVERY MOVE, requires time. Get your queen of the back-rank so your rooks can see each other. Castle often and castle before it's too late.ĥ. Knights and bishops before rooks and queen.Ĥ. Don't make too many pawn moves, it's more important to get the pieces out. Try to develop all of your pieces to the game as fast as possibleģ. Don't move the same piece twice, unless you can win material (1 pawn is often not enough compensation to ruin your development)Ģ. Basics like rooks on open files, knights controlling the centre, bishops on long diagonals, preferably aiming towards opponents castled king.ġ. You want to have ALL of your pieces participating in the action.
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Identify the piece that is doing the least (furthest from the action, blocked from participating, doesn't really cover any important squares), try to figure how to get that piece playing. If you have a good threat that is hard to parry, go for it. You win a lot of beginners easily by making simple threats that they will miss, but eventually you'll hit a wall against players who can defend simple threats and take the control of the game. IF Yes: Double check before making a move, does the threat actually work or give you something, or is it just a hopeful attempt that maybe your opponent misses it? Don't hope. Is there a way I could threaten my opponent? IF No: Do I have a way to win material or checkmate? (check all forcing moves, like captures and checks) If no, continue to step 2.Ģ. IF Yes: What is the best way to deal with it (defend or counter with a bigger threat?) Which of my pieces are undefended? What are my opponents undefended pieces? Can I attack them? can he attack my undefended pieces? How do I put more pressure on weak points and cover my weak points? You need to do this AT EVERY TURN. Learning chess at the beginning is a tedious task of going through all the basic principles before every move. Either 30 min + rapid games or daily games (1-3 days per move) should be good.